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Thats correct in some aspects, some clamp to rail other don't. The ones I use in my industry are wooden, the wedge stops the unit rolling once brakes are released. You can motor over them if left in but it is dangerous Thanks for the replies. Maybe i need to explain a bit more how our ones...

Same principle I think but wheel chocks seem to sit higher up the wheel. They should be 25% of the wheel to be effective. Rail chocks are principally there to stop a wheel rolling, mainly for maintenance. However there are major issues in being left in place and driven over causing a derailment.

Sorry that should 840 dia nor radius

So is this enough info to get started with?

Right I've read through it and I think I kind of get it but where do I start with actual calculations in real world?

Thanks for this, will sit down later and go through it all. I take it you have a lot of experience in this field.

The beech is historically used and has proved well over time. Oak tends to split too much

Thanks both for replies. In terms of materials, the track is steel as are the wheel sets. The chock is steamed beech. The wheel sets range from 720 to 840mm. I’ve added 2 very crude drawings. The wood tends deform on the inside (flange ) side of the wheel

Hi all, I am new to the forum and hoping for some help please. I work in the rail industry and we use chock blocks to stop trains or carriages rolling. I would like to know about the technical side of how and why the chock stops the wheel from moving. Obviously it wedges the wheel to stop...